President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his fifth SONA address on Thursday 11th Feb. Did the speech live up to expectations? Did Ramaphosa convince the nation of a sound plan to tackle multiple national crises? I argue that the answer is: absolutely not!

 

About me: Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh is an author, scholar and founder of the Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Xperience (SMWX), a digital, youth-centred current affairs platform. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER).